Meta Louisiana Data Center
Richland County, LA
Source: Primary source
Meta Louisiana Data Center is a proposed data center in Richland County, LA, operated by Meta Platforms, Inc..
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 13, 2026
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Dot size = disclosed capacity (MW). Smallest = undisclosed, not small.
Overview
source: linkMeta launches workforce academy to staff and accelerate buildout of its planned Louisiana data center. Discovered from news coverage and promoted after review; details to be enriched from primary sources.
Operator chain
- Ultimate parentMeta Platforms, Inc.
- Files asMeta Platforms, Inc.
- This facilityMeta Louisiana Data Center
In the news
source: Google News- Reliance and Meta to develop AI-enabled data centre in Jamnagar, GujaratIoT Now· Jun 16, 2026
- Reliance, Meta Partner on 168-MW, AI-Enabled Data Center Project in GujaratTelecom Review Asia· Jun 16, 2026
- Meta agrees to Indian AI data center deal as hyperscaler bolsters its infrastructureMSN· Jun 16, 2026
- Stanley Jobe's firm outbids EP Electric for 592 acres of city landEl Paso Times· Jun 15, 2026
- Khaitan & Co Advises Reliance Industries On Strategic Partnership With Meta For AI Data Centre In IndiaLawBeat· Jun 15, 2026
- The teachers getting $50,000 bonuses thanks to a massive Meta data centerMSN· Jun 12, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77These tax breaks are recorded to Meta Platforms, Inc. (the operator/parent) and may cover this or other sites — no state names the recipient at the facility level.
- Texas Qualifying Large Data Center Project Exemption$0State of Texas · granted 2022 · term — yr · source
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Rayville Junior High School in Rayville, is 3.1 mi from this site (153 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.